The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced the winners of 'THE 37th JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD.'

Awards are based on sales numbers, and the winners of this year were chosen from data compiled between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022. The 'Artist of the Year' award, which goes to the artist with the biggest sales for the year, went to Snow Man for the second consecutive year. They have also received  'Album of the Year,' 'Music Video of the Year,' and more totaling seven awards.

Check out the winners of each category below!

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[THE 37th JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD]

- ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Snow Man (Japanese)
• The Beatles (Western)

- BEST ASIAN ARTIST

• BTS

- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU ARTIST

• Hikawa Kiyoshi

- NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• OCHA NORMA (Japanese)
• Sury Su (Western)
• IVE (Asia)

- BEST 5 NEW ARTISTS (Japanese)

• &TEAM
• OCHA NORMA
• Kuzuha
• MAISONdes
• ROF-MAO

- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Western)

• Alexander 23
• Sury Su
• salem ilese

- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Asia)

• IVE
• Kep1er
• VERIVERY

- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU NEW ARTIST

• Tanaka Aimi

- ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• "Snow Labo. S2" - Snow Man (Japanese)
• "Revolver: Special Edition" - The Beatles (Western)
• "DREAM" - SEVENTEEN (Asia)

- BEST 5 ALBUMS (Japanese)

• "Made in" - King & Prince
• "CITY" - SixTONES
• "Snow Labo. S2" - Snow Man
• "1st Love" - Naniwa Danshi
• "Yuming Manzai! ~Matsutoya Yumi 50 Shunen Kinen Best Album~" - Matsutoya Yumi

- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Western)

• "Love Sux" - Avril Lavigne
• "Revolver: Special Edition" - The Beatles
• "Midnights" - Taylor Swift

- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Asia)

• "DREAM" - SEVENTEEN
• "Face the Sun" - SEVENTEEN
• "Proof" - BTS

- CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• "BEAUTIFUL WORLD" - Hakase Taro

- INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• "WISH" - T-SQUARE

- JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• "Norah Jones" - Norah Jones

- SOUNDTRACK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• "Top Gun: Maverick" - V.A.

- ANIMATION ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• "Uta no Uta: ONE PIECE FILM RED" - Ado

- TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• "Ginei 2022 Nendo (Dai 58-kai) Columbia Zenkoku Ginei Concour Kadai Gin Matsumoto Sennou" - Nippon Columbia Ginei Ongakukai
  

- CONCEPT ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• "Yuming wo Meguru Monogatari" - JUJU

- SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• "Tsukiyomi / Irodori" - King & Prince

- BEST 5 SINGLES

• "Tsukiyomi / Irodori" - King & Prince
• "Orange kiss" - Snow Man
• "Brother Beat" - Snow Man
• "Koko ni wa Nai Mono" - Nogizaka46
• "Suki to Iu no wa Rock daze!" - Nogizaka46

- MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• "Snow Man LIVE TOUR 2021 Mania" - Snow Man (Japanese)
• "Licked Live in NYC" - The Rolling Stones (Western)
• "BTS 2021 MUSTER SOWOOZOO" - BTS

- BEST 3 MUSIC VIDEOS

• "Johnny's Festival ~Thank you 2021 Hello 2022~" - V.A.
• "King & Prince CONCERT TOUR 2021 ~Re:Sense~" - King & Prince
• "Snow Man LIVE TOUR 2021 Mania" - Snow Man

- SONG OF THE YEAR BY DOWNLOAD

• "Mixed Nuts" - Official HIGE DANdism (Japanese)
• "Hold My Hand"- Lady Gaga (Western)
• "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" - BTS (Asia)

- BEST 3 SONGS BY DOWNLOAD

• "Shinjidai (Uta from ONE PIECE FILM RED)" - Ado
• "Subtitle" - Official HIGE DANdism
• "Mixed Nuts" - Official HIGE DANdism

- SONG OF THE YEAR BY STREAMING

• "Mixed Nuts" - Official HIGE DANdism (Japanese)
• "Left and Right (feat. Jung Kook of BTS)" - Charlie Puth (Western)
• "WA DA DA" - Kep1er (Asia)

- BEST 5 SONGS BY STREAMING

• "Shinjidai (Uta from ONE PIECE FILM RED)" - Ado
• "Watashi wa Saikyo (Uta from ONE PIECE FILM RED)" - Ado
• "Subtitle" - Official HIGE DANdism
• "Mixed Nuts" - Official HIGE DANdism
• "Habit" - SEKAI NO OWARI

- SPECIAL AWARD

• Ado
• Kuwata Keisuke
• Matsutoya Yumi
• Yoshida Takuro